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Dean of Loyola University, Chicago School of Law Monday, April 24th 6-8 pm at the Eugene KAPLAN Center, 720 E. 13th St. Sponsored by: Call 345-4420 for reservations, spaces are limited! Night brings cultures together ■ International week ends after the World Game and a successful International Night on Sunday By Lisa Toth Oregon Daily Emerald The fast feet of the fire-red dressed Latino dancers twirled across the stage to loud salsa mu sic. The enticing cries of excite ment and applause echoed from the audience. On Sunday, the International Student Association hosted the 37 th annual celebration known as International Night. International Night brought together an array of international cuisine, talent and entertainment for students and people of all ages. It is ISA’s largest event of the year and the grand fi nale of International Week. “The world is one. We belong to earth,” ISA co-director Alberto de Melo Albuquerque said in his opening remarks for the evening. The theme of the night was “Pangea.” Two-hundred million years ago, Pangea was the only continent, but eventually drifted apart. The intent of International Night was to bring together the unique customs and cultures of the divided continents. Publicity co-head and ISA member Jung-Chang Cheng said by bringing the continents togeth er, the night celebrated diversity. “We need to know more about this world’s cultures and how dif ferent we are, and how similar we are,” said Tom Mills, director of the Office of International Educa tion and Exchange. The event featured internation al food dishes prepared by stu dents from more than 45 coun tries around the world. Cindy Lee, a junior studying linguistics at the University, said she came to International Night to have fun. She said it is a good ex perience to learn about different cultures. “I attended International Night last year, but the food was better this year, especially the desserts,” Bryan Dixon Emerald Graduate dance student Yio-Hsien Wang performs the Chinese Silk Fan Dance during International Night. The dance is one of the most remarkable types of peasant dance and is performed during holidays and festivals. Lee said. Following the sit-down dinner, students performed a two-hour stage show depicting different cultures. The opening perform ance included four dancers in a spectacular traditional Indian cul ture dance. The audience participated with a cultural version of “Who wants to be a millionaire?” Throughout the night, spectators were dazzled with cultural activi ties such as a native Hawaiian dance, a solo traditional Chinese fan dance, the French Cancan and a Chinese fashion show. “We are such an internationally diverse campus, and we want stu dents to realize that we contribute to diversity on campus,” Program Coordinator Ilona Widyastuti Wirasmini Widjojo said. The ISA events were a $22,000 production, which ISA members devoted countless hours and vol unteer time to prepare. “The volunteers have not only met our expectations in commit ment and dedication, they have exceeded it,” ISA co-director Haya Shalini Matsumoto said. “The students have put their hearts and souls into the largest cultural event on campus. We are very happy that students from lit erally around the world worked together to put on such a success ful and splendid program.” On Friday, as part of Interna tional Week, the ISA also hosted the World Game workshop in the Student Recreation Center. The concept of the World Game was conceived by American ar chitect and inventor Buckminster Fuller as a constructive alterna tive to military war games. The workshop was presented by the World Game Institute, a nonprofit research and education organization established in 1972. In the World Game, enemies are not another nation, race or reli gion but problems such as hunger, illiteracy and disease. The four hour workshop, played on a 70 foot by 35-foot map, allowed par ticipants to create a microcosm of the world. Teams represented in ternational organizations such as the United Nations and the World Health Organization. Props representing resources such as food, energy and technol ogy were distributed to students according to current statistics. The players were responsible for meeting basic human needs. In the three dynamic rounds, play ers had the opportunity to inter act and engage in trading, devel oping strategies and creative problem-solving. JOB RECRUITERS REVEAL ALL ABOUT RESUME AND INTERVIEW STRATEGIES!! Just in time for the Career Fair! Both presentations to be held on Tuesday, April 18 EMU Alsea-Coquille Room ^Resume Clinic with Frank W. Mossett III American Express Financial Advisors Inc. 4:00-5:00 p.m. Interview Clinic with April Razey Enterprise Rent-A-Car 5:00-6:00 p.m. Refreshments will be served. Attend the Career Fair on Wednesday, April 19 in the EMU Ballroom—11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Part-time jobs, summer jobs, internship positions and careers.
